Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Jan. 25

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Jan. 25.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT: Jay Anderson, John Dorman, Michael Gehringer, Linda Harnist, C. Michael Scherer, Stan Steele, Jon Strange, Lawrence Vaccaro, William Wallace and B. T. Williams.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENT: Himesh Gandhi, Melony Gay, Quart Graves, Morris Mitchell, Richard Morrison and Greg Wine.

STAFF PRESENT: Michael Turco, Robert Thompson, Greg Ellis, Dylan Jones, Vivian Jones, and Laura Kacal.

PRESIDING: B.T. Williams, Vice-Chairman.

Chairman Williams called the meeting to order in the sixth-floor meeting room of the Wm. B. Travis Building, in Richmond Texas.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. Mr. Wallace led the pledges of allegiance.

COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

3. There were no comments from members of the public.

3.1 Members of the public present were Christina Miller and Matt Froehlich, with the North Ft. Bend Water Authority, Howard Christian, with the City of Richmond, Charles Kalkomey, with the City of Rosenberg.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING

4. Mr. Strange moved that the minutes of the regular meeting, November 16, 2022, be approved; it was seconded by Mr. Wallace. Chairman Williams put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously.

RECEIVE HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT AND CONSIDER GRANTING, DENYING OR AMENDING APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WELL PERMITS HEARD AT THE JANUARY 5, 2023 HEARING.

5. Mr. Thompson presented the Hearing Examiner's Report from the January 5, 2023, Hearing. (Exhibit #1).

5.1 Mr. Wallace moved to approve the Hearing Examiner's Report from the January 5, 2023, Hearing; it was seconded by Mr. Gehringer. Chairman Williams put the question and, after the vote, announced the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Strange abstained Tamara McFarlane.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE JOINT REGULATORY PLAN REVIEW

7. Mr. Turco updated the Board on the status of the Joint Regulatory Plan Review.

BRIEFING FROM DISTRICT STAFF ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT

8. Mr. Turco gave an update that the end of the year financial reports were being prepared.

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT

9. Mr. Turco updated the Board on pertinent operational and management issues that the District, its employees, or consultants have encountered since the last regular Board meeting.

CONSULTATION WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL ON RECENT LITIGATION AND GROUNDWATER ISSUES

10. Mr. Ellis updated the Board on recent litigation and groundwater issues.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

https://fbsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1-25-2023-Minutes.pdf